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MFETERS, MOTO-UTHOGRAPMER. WASHINGTON. D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH VESTER, OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, AND JOHN BECKER, OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

B RACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,206, dated. April 12, 1881.

- Application filed February 5,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ADOLPH VESTER, of North Attleborough, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts,and JOHN BECKER, of Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented 'a new and useful Improvement in Bracelets, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to an improvement in the construction of bracelets; and the inven tion consists in joining two or more sections composed of wire twisted into various shapes by soldering, giving an appearance of a chainbracelet.

The accompanying drawings represent various forms of constructing a bracelet according to our invention.

In Figure 1 are shown three sections, each composed of two twisted wires, A A, and united by solderin g at the points of contact 1 1. This bracelet is shown as provided with a spring, 3, to make it self-closing, and with a catch, 4, for uniting the free ends.

In Fig. 2 is shown a bracelet composed of four sections, each consisting of two strands of wire closely twisted and united by solder.

In Fig. 3 is shown a bracelet constructed of two sections and soldered, forming a perfect imitation of a link chain.

The wire of which the sect-ions are composed may be of any material commonly employed in the manufacture of jewelry.

Heretofore bracelets have been constructed of wire twisted and interlaced so as to form a chain or link bracelet, and they have also been held by a bar or rod passing through the "spirals and locking the adjoining sections together. This manner of constructing bracelets is necessarily expensive; and our purpose is to simplify the construction while retaining the general appearance of this class of bracelet.

It is evident that the forms of bracelets may be varied indefinitely without departing from the spirit of our invention, the essential principle of which is the uniting of wire sections by soldering.

We therefore claim A bracelet composed of two or more sections, the points of contact of which are united by soldering, each section being composed of one or more strands of wire.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADOLPH VESTER. JOHN BECKER.

Witnesses EDWARD A. IRVINE, FRED B. BYRAM. 

